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First Inter-State Communications Ever to be Submitted to a United Nations Treaty Body On August 29, 2019, The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination issued the following press release : Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination closes ninety-ninth session, adopts decisions on inter-State communications by Qatar against Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 29 August 2019  * * * The Committee had continued to deal with inter-State communications submitted by Qatar on 8 March 2018 against Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, and the inter-State communication submitted on 23 April 2018 by the State of Palestine against Israel. Those were the first inter-State communications ever to be submitted to a United Nations treaty body, stressed Ms. Izsák-Ndiaye. The Committee had decided that it had jurisdiction on the communications submitted by Qatar and had declared them admissi

Exploring and Countering the Linkages between Organized Crime and Terrorism The United Nations' Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is organizing, with Qatar University College of Law, a conference in Doha over the next two days.  The conference is entitled: Exploring and Countering the Linkages between Organized Crime and Terrorism.   Panels will explore the following topics: Background on the fight against organized crime and terrorism from the UN perspective and presentation of the E4J teaching modules for tertiary education. Literature review and educational issue paper. Nexus between transnational organized crime and terrorism initiative. Preventing terrorist activities in charitable organizations. Identifying linkages. Regional frameworks. Regional linkages - Africa. Regional linkages - Asia and Europe Regional linkages - Middle East Wrap-up with recommendations.